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  • Chanel ballet flats: experience buying secondhand + first impressions

    The Chanel cap toe ballet flats have long been a wish list item. I am not a fan of heels at all, so especially at work, ballet flats and loafers are my ultimate shoe. From that perspective, a ballet flat especially a timeless style like these two-tone ones seemed fitting to win my heart over…

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    My Rome travel capsule wardrobe

    The urge to buy new clothes becomes even more profound in the anticipation of a vacation. This feeling is especially fueled by innovative social media marketing. It tugs at our hearts ever so masterfully, convincing us that without a new wardrobe our travels will fall short. To share an alternative perspective on vacation wardrobes, I…

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    How I set my monthly budget

    If you Googled “how to budget,” you would find a plethora of useful budgeting resources and information. That can be quite overwhelming for people new to budgeting and expense tracking. In this post, I will walk you through my monthly budgeting approach in an attempt to make budgeting easy. Grab yourself a cup of tea…

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    Ted Baker Wool Coat: Updated Review after four years

    I bought the popular Ted Baker Wool Coat (US, UK, NL) four years ago. At the time, my fashion budget used to be tight as I was paying student loans and saving for a home. Retrospectively though, I’m glad that I budgeted to spend a little more on this coat instead of something cheaper that…

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    Fashion investments: how I budget & save

    As much as style gurus would have us believe otherwise, majority of fashion investments provide no investment returns like traditional financial investments for e.g. retirement accounts. I wanted to get this out of the way before proceeding further because I strongly believe women should pursue investments with solid returns over inconsequential fashion investments. That being…

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